Visualization Meditation with the Crystal Ball : หน้า 220/232

When you have relaxed your body and mind, start gently envisioning an internal image, visualizing a clear, perfectly round and unblemished crystal ball. It can be any size but should be bright as the midday sun or lucid as a full moon. Visualize it easily and calmly, without forcing the image to arise, without compelling its appearance. If it is not clear, do not be concerned. Whatever appears simply let it occur. And keep your mind continuously calm, at rest and still. If your mind wanders, support yourself with a mantra. Let the sound of the mantra slowly emerge from the middle of the clear crystal ball at the centre of your body. The mantra is “Samma Arahang”, which means to make the mind pure and detached from all forms of suffering. Or you can use the words “Clear and Bright”, Recite the mantra continuously while observing the crystal ball calmly until your mind becomes still. Then you will stop reciting or naturally forget to recite the mantra. All that will remain is the image of the crystal ball appearing clearly in the centre of your body. Calmly and serenely maintain your concentration to sustain the image, with a mind that is still and soft at all times.